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Headland in Wales
Sker Point is a headland in Bridgend County Borough on the South Wales coast between Port Talbot and Porthcawl. It marks the south end of Kenfig Sands
Sker_Point
Town in south Wales
north-west of the town; and the quiet and sandy Pink Bay leading out towards Sker Point where a tarmac-covered car park serves a sandy beach. Trecco Bay and Rest
Porthcawl
Disaster at sea off South Wales
Mumbles lifeboat disaster occurred on 23 April 1947 off the coast of Sker Point, South Wales, when the Royal National Lifeboat Institution Mumbles lifeboat
Mumbles_lifeboat_disaster
World War II Liberty ship of the United States
SS Samtampa was a 7,219 ton steamship wrecked on Sker Point, off Porthcawl and Kenfig, Wales, in the Bristol Channel on 23 April 1947. At the time of the
SS_Samtampa
October) Beauvais, France 47 SS Samtampa 1947( 23 April) Wrecked off Sker Point in the Bristol Channel (death toll includes 8 crew of Mumbles lifeboat)
List of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland by death toll
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District of Swansea, Wales
attempting to rescue the crew of the Samtampa that had run aground on Sker Point. The Mumbles railway was closed in January 1960 and dismantled - a controversial
Mumbles_(district)
while trying to assist SS Samtampa which had run aground and broken up at Sker Point during a storm. A total of 47 lives were lost. 1951 Scarborough 1 RNLB
List of lifeboat disasters in Britain and Ireland
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Historic county of Wales
continues to the north west as a low rocky formation for three miles to Sker Point, after which the sand line begins again, forming an arid wilderness all
Glamorgan
(ship)) Samtampa United States 23 April 1947 A steamship wrecked off Sker Point. 51°30′01″N 03°44′26″W / 51.50028°N 3.74056°W / 51.50028; -3.74056
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State Description Tillamook United States The tanker was driven ashore at Sker Point, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 6 February 1947 and taken
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51.450; -3.917), approximately 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) offshore from Sker Point, Glamorgan. Singkil Netherlands World War II: The coaster was shelled
List of shipwrecks in January 1942
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Brothers United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Sker Point, Glamorgan. Her three crew were rescued by the Tenby Lifeboat. She was
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under the management of Houlder Line. She ran aground and was wrecked at Sker Point on 23 April 1947 whilst on a voyage from Middlesbrough to Newport, United
List of Liberty ships (S–Samtyne)
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RNLI lifeboat station in Swansea, Wales
The lifeboat was last seen just after 7pm. The Samtampa came ashore at Sker Point, and broke into three sections. All of the 39 crew of the Samtampa perished
The_Mumbles_Lifeboat_Station
the Indian coast. Olive Branch United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Sker Point, Glamorgan with the loss of three of her nine crew. Royal Consort United
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under the management of Houlder Line. She ran aground and was wrecked at Sker Point on 23 April 1947 whilst on a voyage from Middlesbrough to Newport, United
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1753 Ship State Description Le Vainquer France The ship was wrecked at Sker Point, Glamorgan, Great Britain, with the loss of three of the eleven people
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Description Samtampa United Kingdom The Liberty ship was driven ashore at Sker Point, Glamorgan and broke in three. All 39 crew were lost, as well as all eight
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Porthcawl Point Irongate Point Hutchwns Point Sker Point Witford Point Mumbles Head* Rams Tor Snaple Point Whiteshell Point Pwlldu Point Pwlldu Head Great Tor
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Durham to London. Emma United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore on Sker Point, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 1 November and put into Swansea, Glamorgan
List of shipwrecks in October 1842
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whimbrel (Numenius minutus), which marked the discovery of that species at Sker Point in 1982. This was the first record for this species in the United Kingdom
Glamorgan_Bird_Club
Sandica Connica Portugal The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Sker Point, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Terceira, Azores
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Pulteneytown. Trevaunance United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Sker Point, Glamorgan with the loss of one of her four crew. She was on a voyage
List of shipwrecks in March 1857
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Perseverance United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked west of Sker Point, Glamorgan. All 83 [people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage
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Ship State Description Caterina Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Sker Point, Glamorgan. The wreck was looted by local inhabitants, several off whom
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Group of rocky islets in Wales
Moelrhoniaid) (grid reference SH268948), coming from the Old Norse word sker, are a group of sparsely vegetated rocky islets (skerries), with a total
The Skerries, Isle of Anglesey
The_Skerries,_Isle_of_Anglesey
Period of training and preparation that a Christian novice undergoes
för tre år, och efter det kan hon avlägga dem för livet. Vid varje steg sker en prövning, för att både hon själv och systraskapet skall kunna urskilja
Novitiate
2016 murder in Denmark
April 2023. "Beboere i Kirkerup efter 13-årigs forsvinden: 'Sådan noget sker jo ikke her. Vi bor i en lillebitte landsby'". DR (in Danish). 16 April 2023
Murder_of_Emilie_Meng
American animated television series
sometimes brings food to his temple for him. The trio discovered a dead Sker Buffalo, which had been killed by a pack of giant chameleon-like creatures
Skull_Island_(TV_series)
B727-200's, DC9-15 & 30, B737-400's KES Kallat El Saker Air Company KALLAT EL SKER Libya RQ KMF Kam Air KAMGAR Afghanistan E2 KMP Kampuchea Airlines KAMPUCHEA
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Fish delicacy
97–114. eISSN 2280-9643. ISSN 2283-3196. Jacobsen, Vilmund (2019-10-03). "Sker lippur fyri 1200 krónur um tíman" (in Faroese). Info. Newman, Lenore (2016)
Cod_tongue
Goidelic Celtic language of the Isle of Man
Norse loanwords are garey "garden" (from garðr "enclosure") and sker "sea rock" (from sker). Examples of French loanwords are danjeyr "danger" (from danger)
Manx_language
American kaiju media franchise
and the mighty Kong. The film introduces Kong, the Mother Longlegs, the Sker Buffalo, the Mire Squid, the Leafwing, the Psychovulture, the Spore Mantis
Monsterverse
West Germanic language spoken in South Africa
before /n/) ete ('meal', /ɪə/ and /ə/ respectively), berg ('mountain', /æ/), sker ('scissors', /æː/). /ɪ/ is the unstressed allophone of /ɪə/ é /e(ː)/, /æ(ː)/
Afrikaans
Mountain range in Central and Eastern Europe
The name Carpates may ultimately be from the Proto Indo-European root *sker-/*ker-, which meant mountain, rock, or rugged (cf. Albanian kárpë, Germanic
Carpathian_Mountains
Magicka 2 139 (PS4) Pieces Interactive Action-adventure July 6, 2018 Maid of Sker 002 (PS5) June 4, 2021 Marenian Tavern Story 305 (PS4) October 18, 2019 Martha
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EA Tiburon Electronic Arts Aug 14, 2025 Aug 14, 2025 Aug 14, 2025 Maid of Sker Survival horror Wales Interactive Wales Interactive Unreleased May 26, 2021
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Vulgar English word
Greek had 'skōr' (gen. 'skatos' hence 'scato-'), from Proto-Indo-European *sker-, which is likely unrelated. The word shit (also shite in British and Hiberno-English)
Shit
Fictional island in King Kong movie
weaponry. Mother Longlegs - A giant spider with legs resembling bamboo stalks. Sker Buffalo - A giant amphibious water buffalo with long branching horns and
Skull_Island_(King_Kong)
Islands in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland
island or Sauðurey, sheep's island) and Sgeir Tomain (probably from Old Norse sker, skerry, shallow rock in sea, and Gaelic tuaman, grave or mound); while the
Flannan_Isles
Small islands in the west of Shetland
The Ve Skerries or Vee Skerries (Old Norse: Vestan sker, West Skerries) are a group of low skerries (rocky islands) three miles (4.8 km) north west of
Ve_Skerries
Corporation GameToTop Corporation Dec 25, 2024 Dec 25, 2024 Dec 25, 2024 Maid of Sker Survival horror Wales Interactive Wales Interactive Unreleased May 26, 2021
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Danish-Ethiopian singer and songwriter (born 1998)
Retrieved 13 September 2025. Frank, Nanna (6 October 2023). "'Hvad er det, der sker her?' En maskeret kunstner og en 'lille hund' er blandt de nominerede til
Mekdes_(singer)
edition announced for Japan". Gematsu. Retrieved April 4, 2018. "Maid of Sker for PS4, Xbox One, and PC launches July 28". Gematsu. July 3, 2020. Retrieved
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Danish power plug and socket type
bombe" (in Danish). ING.dk. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2024. "Hvad sker der med kroppen ved elulykker?". Sikkerhedsstyrelsen (in Danish). Retrieved
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Island in Outer Hebrides, Scotland
[citation needed] The modern name is from the Old Norse súla, "gannet" and sker, "skerry". In the 16th century Dean Munro referred to the island as "Suilskeray"
Sula_Sgeir
County borough in Wales
natural lake, Kenfig Pool, is set on the edge of this area, with views from Sker beach across Swansea Bay to Gower. It is one of the finest wildlife habitats
Bridgend_County_Borough
(L) Browson Beck (becomes Cottonmill Beck upstream) (L) Sprent Beck (L) Sker Burn (L) Colburn Beck (becomes Cottages Beck, then Leadmill Beck upstream)
List_of_rivers_of_England
Connector used to connect to mains power
Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024. "Hvad sker der med kroppen ved elulykker?". Sikkerhedsstyrelsen (in Danish). Archived
AC_power_plugs_and_sockets
before the Skeksis needed slaves. skekCru the Mariner - He is an ally of skerVar and skekEer the Spy-Master. Due to the novels, the Mariner has been retconned
Characters and races of The Dark Crystal
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Long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by glacial activity
These are called skerries. The term skerry is derived from the Old Norse sker, which means a rock in the sea. Skerries most commonly formed at the outlet
Fjord
the Pleides sector and then moved on into space. It was attacked by Meta#sker and placed into a vibrational limbo. The Flash unknowingly released it from
List of DC Comics characters: K
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Monument in Douglas, Isle of Man
Isle (also known as Conister Rock or the Tower of Refuge, Manx: Kione y Sker or Creg Voirrey) is a partially submerged reef in Douglas Bay on the Isle
St_Mary's_Isle
2020. Retrieved 2020-02-10. O'Connor, James (December 11, 2019). "Two Point Hospital Has A Release Date For Switch, PS4, And Xbox One". GameSpot. Archived
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Swedish multinational telecommunication provider
verksamhet". Tidningen Näringslivet (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 June 2026. "Nu sker det: Telia bliver til Norlys | Norlys". via.ritzau.dk (in Danish). Retrieved
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Sanuk Games Bigben Interactive Unreleased Aug 29, 2016 Aug 29, 2016 Maid of Sker Survival horror Wales Interactive Wales Interactive Jul 28, 2020 Jul 28,
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skeet ultimately from Old Norse skjota (="to shoot") skerry From Old Norse sker skewer Possibly from Old Norse skifa (="a cut, slice") ski From Norwegian
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Silver Earring 2004 1897 The Yukon Trail 1994 1897 Koudelka 1999 1898 Maid of Sker 2020 1898 The Testament of Sherlock Holmes 2012 1898 Amnesia: A Machine for
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meaning a "small and rounded islet". "Swarta Skerry" (Old Norse:' svartar sker) – "black skerry" is also a common name, as are "Linga", meaning "heather
List_of_Shetland_islands
Archipelago and council area off the west coast of mainland Scotland
wind farm, Beinn Ghrideag, is located outside Stornoway, and operated by Point and Sandwick Trust (PST). Beinn Ghrideag is a 9 MW project (consisting of
Outer_Hebrides
Abuse of power by civil law enforcement
Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016. "I dag sker det: Derfor skal politiet nu bære numre på uniformen". February 2016. Archived
Police_corruption
Archipelago in Shetland
"west skerries", and utsker means "outer". "Skerry" is from the Old Norse sker and refers to a small rocky island or a rocky reef. Housay is from the Old
Out_Skerries
Freshwater lake in Porthcawl, Bridgend
sand dunes, the River Kenfig flowed southward, its natural mouth being near Sker Rocks at the south end of Kenfig beach, and that the pool was a remainder
Kenfig_Pool
Pair of archipelagos near Scotland
"Basement Geology". Retrieved 10 November 2008. Odling, N.W.A. (2000) "Point of Ayre". (pdf) "Caledonian Igneous Rocks of Great Britain: Late Silurian
Northern_Isles
Tales: Ancient Wisdom 2007 Creat Studios Creat Studios, TikGames Maid of Sker 2020 Wales Interactive Wales Interactive Maize 2016 Finish Line Games Finish
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Australian engineer, shipbuilder and inventor
built of iron, with pitch pine decks. Cargo up to 300 tons. 1884, Maid of Sker, iron paddle steamer with riveted iron hull, 52 tons gross, length: 74’8"
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Town in Oklahoma, United States
(E ½ SW ¼ Section 18), Ne-Ah-Qua (Pecan) (N ½ NW ¼ Section 18), Pa-Na-Ya-Sker-Ca (S ½ NW ¼ Section 18), John Coons (E ½ Section 18). These original Indian
Pink,_Oklahoma
Art museum in Ishøj, Denmark
dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 October 2025. "»Det er unikt at se, når det sker«: Arken forlænger succesudstilling og gør sig nye erfaringer". kulturmonitor
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1902 story collection by John Buchan
doubt the other, the diabolical pair persuade them to agree to a tryst at Sker Bay on the night of Beltane's Eve "between the hours of twelve and one, even
The Watcher by the Threshold, and other tales
The_Watcher_by_the_Threshold,_and_other_tales
Kulturinformation (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-10-26. "»Det er unikt at se, når det sker«: Arken forlænger succesudstilling og gør sig nye erfaringer". kulturmonitor
Frederik_Næblerød
Grammar of the Afrikaans language
(tomorrow) when e occurs in a closed syllable ending in a single consonant, e.g. skêr (scissors), miljoenêr (millionaire),sekondêr (secondary) The diaeresis (two
Afrikaans_grammar
Swedish comedian and actor (born 1964)
August 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2025. "Sommarens största nöjeshändelse sker i Kalmar – komedi på Krusenstiernska teatern!" [The summer's biggest entertainment
Robert_Gustafsson
Solway Firth is an English/Norse combination, the second word coming from sker, a skerry. Some smaller islets and skerries have English names such as Barrel
Scottish_island_names
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
dismantled for shipment to Australia was transported to Southport on the Maid of Sker and erected in the beach at Southport to act as a test house and temporary
Pacific_Cable_Station
Pays des fourrures) Émile Zola – La Curée R. D. Blackmore – The Maid of Sker Frances Freeling Broderip – Tiny Tadpoles, and Other Tales Lewis Carroll
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Danish songbook established in 1894
Krist stod op af døde 303. Som forårssolen morgenrød 304. Hold da op! Hvad sker der her 305. Jeg vælger mig april 306. Hej april 307. Forårsdag 308. Hilsen
Højskolesangbogen
List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1865 Ship State Description Artemus, and Sker United Kingdom Artemus collided with the schooner Skeroff Holyhead, Anglesey
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Newport, Monmouthshire to Wexford. She was refloated and taken in to Wexford. Sker United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Slough Rock. She was refloated
List of shipwrecks in December 1876
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collided with Duke of Edinburgh ( United Kingdom) and was severely damaged. Sker United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Dublin. West United Kingdom
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Ruined house in Carmarthenshire, Wales
Sutton Architecture. This architectural firm have successfully restored Sker House, a similar type of building. This Study was funded with by Cadw and
Court_Farm,_Pembrey
Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax to Pictou. Sker United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the North Bank, in the Irish Sea
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Football league season
January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022. Hansen, Casper (3 October 2016). "Så sker det! Indvielse af kunstgræsbanen". www.dalumif.dk (in Danish). Dalum IF.
2021–22 Danish Women's 1st Division
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Hirsholmene, Denmark and was a total loss. Regina Netherlands The coaster ran aground on Sker Sands, off Porthcawl, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 8 November.
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of her 21 crew. Blanche United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Whitford Sker, in the Bristol Channel. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Llanelly
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Quarry in North Yorkshire, England
derives from the Old Norse meaning the stock enclosure/hill with cows and Sker, meaning just as it sounds, a scar or cliff. There is no authentic record
Cool_Scar_Quarry
Sunderland, County Durham. Tyne United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Sker Sand, in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage
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SKER POINT
SKER POINT
Boy/Male
Basque
Visits.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Seer
Surname or Lastname
German (Hösler)
German (Hösler) : occupational name for a maker of hose (garments for the legs), from Middle High German hose (see Hose 3) + the agent suffix -r.German (Hösler) : habitational name for someone from Hösel near Düsseldorf.English : occupational name for a fowler, a variant of Osler, or for an innkeeper, a reduced form of Ostler. In both cases, the initial H- is inorganic.
Male
Egyptian
, victorious.
Biblical
barren, feeble
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Pashtun, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh
The Beloved One; Lion
Male
Turkish
Turkish name GÖKER means "man of the sky."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Shear 1.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Scher.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a maker of sacks or bags, from an agent derivative of Old English sacc ‘sack’, ‘bag’.
Boy/Male
Sikh
Lion
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Seer
Surname or Lastname
Turkish
Turkish : occupational name from asker ‘soldier’, from Arabic ‛askarī. This name is also found in Iran and the Indian subcontinent.Arabic : variant of Asghar.Greek : shortened form of Askeris, from Turkish asker ‘soldier’, or from Askeridis or Askeropoulos, patronymics from this word. Compare Laskaris.Norwegian and Swedish : habitational name from any of several farmsteads named Asker, in particular those near Oslo, from an inflected form of ask ‘ash tree’.English (Norfolk) : topographic name for someone who lived by an ash tree, Middle English ask (from Old Norse asker) + the habitational suffix -er.English : from Middle English asker(e) ‘collector of tolls or revenues’ or (in a legal context) ‘plaintiff’ or ‘prosecutor’ (an agent derivative of Middle English aske(n) ‘to ask’, ‘to demand’).
Boy/Male
Biblical, German, Hebrew
Barren; Feeble
Boy/Male
Muslim
Lion
Boy/Male
German, Swedish, Turkish
Soldier
Male
Icelandic
Icelandic form of Old Norse Ãsgeirr, ÓSKAR means "god-spear."
Male
Iranian/Persian
(شیر) Persian name SHER means "lion."
Boy/Male
Greek
Seer.
Boy/Male
Celtic
Jumping fighter.
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English, German, Welsh
Carpenter
SKER POINT
SKER POINT
Boy/Male
French
Wreath; prize.
Girl/Female
English Latin
Chaste; virginal.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Danish, English, German, Greek, Swedish
Abbreviation of Margaret; Pearl
Girl/Female
Biblical
City of enmity, or of a blackberry bush.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Angel of God on earth, King of the earth
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Lord Sree Rama Chandra
Girl/Female
Hindu
The earth, Of the universe, Bestowed with speed
Boy/Male
Christian, Gaelic, Hindu, Indian, Irish, Punjabi, Sikh
Dusky; Dark-haired; Dark
Boy/Male
Spanish English
Handsome.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Peace
SKER POINT
SKER POINT
SKER POINT
SKER POINT
SKER POINT
n.
Same as Saker.
a. & n.
See Skew.
n.
A basket. See Skep.
n.
Alt. of Esker
n.
A falcon (Falco sacer) native of Southern Europe and Asia, closely resembling the lanner.
n.
See Saker.
n.
A small piece of artillery.
n.
Same as Skew surface. See under Skew.
n.
See Saker.
a.
Alt. of Siker
imp. & p. p.
of Skew
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Skew
n.
The male of the saker (a).
n.
A person who foresees events; a prophet.
adv.
Alt. of Siker
n.
The peregrine falcon.
n.
The common newt; -- called also asker, eft, evat, and ewt.
n.
The office or quality of a seer.
n.
A female seer; a prophetess.
n.
A beehive; a skep.